essay

Stability and flexibility in Hadza residential groupings

Man the hunterChicagoPublished In 1968 • Pages: 103-110

By: Woodburn, James.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is concerned with salient features of Hadza residential groups, which are conventionally described as nomadic bands. It argues against the use of that term because the Hadza, unlike other hunting and gathering bands, lack territorial ownership, institutionalized leadership, corporate unity, or fixed membership. As an alternative, the author suggests the term "camp" as more fitting, because the emphasis is on a group of people who happen to be living together in one place at one time, regardless of kinship ties, a prevailing leader, or other organizing principle.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Settlement patterns
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Kin relationships
Household
Family relationships
Residence
Extended families
Division of labor by gender
Comparative evidence
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hadza
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1958-1961, 1965-1967
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1958-1967
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern and southern Lake Eyasi area, Tanzania
NotesAdditional notes
James Woodburn
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
67017603
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hatsa (African people)